500° is looking for an Associate Creative Director to join our creative team in our Columbus, Ohio office. As the Associate Creative Director, you will responsible for providing creative direction and feedback while ensuring that business objectives are met. You will partner with the Creative Director to lead creative development and enhance the quality of the final creative deliverables.
The ideal candidate is someone who puts their team before themselves, putting a strong focus on team success and collaboration. The ACD at 500° is someone who loves learning, teaching and sharing the latest in design tech & trends.
What You'll Do :
- Develop creative ideas, concepts, campaigns, and insights that drive consumers to act
- Influence, oversee, and participate in the creative process and artistic direction; ability to give great direction and push conceptual thinking
- Translate ideas across multiple channels when necessary, including but not limited to print, digital, and social
- Be a leader on the creative team to build a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability
- Collaborate closely with clients and account leaders to understand their creative needs, presenting concepts and solutions that address their objectives. Manage client relationships from a creative perspective alongside internal creative senior leadership
- Maintain collaborative relationships with all internal stakeholders; be seen as a trusted creative partner within the agency
- General oversight and management of direct reports, providing direction, mentorship, and performance feedback; Including owning onboarding plan and assigning out mentorship responsibility as needed
- Review all key project deliverables and all creative briefs to ensure the correct level of project aspiration
- Manage multiple projects at once, ensuring deliverables and milestones are being met up to agency quality standards
- Present creative concepts to clients and internal stakeholders in a compelling and persuasive manner
What You'll Need :
Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field preferred, and / or equivalent work experience10+ years of industry experience5+ years team managementA strong working knowledge of consumer-centric designExcellent typographic and design skillsStrong knowledge of the production processExcellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skillComfortable working with photographers and directing photo and video shootsProven leadership skills - can move a project forward while still taking the time to foster our teams’ talents and encourage team camaraderieAbility to work off a creative brief & the ability to help write a briefAttention to detail, attention to detail, and attention to detailExpert use of Adobe CS (Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and Keynote (you will build presentations)Must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of all social platforms as it relates to marketing, including email campaignsAvailability to travel up to (25%) of the year, as needed, to client locations, industry events, or other relevant destinationsA strong background working in the QSR marketing space preferredExperience with generative AI, web development and / or 3D modeling is a plus500° is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations.
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